Annual & Quarterly Reports
Annual Reports
- FY2011 Annual Report on Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Creativity (available soon!)
- FY2008 Annual Report on Research and Sponsored Programs
- FY2007 Annual Report on Research and Sponsored Programs
- FY2006 Annual Report on Research and Sponsored Programs
RISC Quarterly newsletter for faculty and research staff: Excellence and Service through Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Creativity (RISC)
Winter 2012: Lead Story: Biologist Kamal Bawa Receives World's First Major Award for Sustainability Research
Fall 2011: Lead Story: Sociologist Bianca Bersani Receives Prestigious W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Award
Summer 2011: Lead Story: National Science Foundation Funds Establishment of National Center for Advanced Technological Education at UMass Boston
Special Issue for Academic Year 2010-2011: STEM Teaching, Learning, and Research (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
October-December 2010: Lead Story: Institute for Community Inclusion Receives $16.8M Grant to Improve Employment Services for People with Disabilities
July-September 2010: Lead Story: National Institutes of Health U54 Award of $13.7M Elevates UMass Boston to Top Tier of University-Based Cancer Research
Sponsored Activities Data
FY2002-2011 AWARD TOTALS
As of January 2011, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies UMass Boston as a Doctoral/Research University with High Research Activity. In FY2011, UMass Boston was awarded $53,637,187 and in FY 2010 expended $46,790,180. The yearly award totals include direct expenses and recovery of financial and administrative costs.
FY2011 AWARDS BY SPONSOR TYPE
The breakdown of data by sponsor type shows that just more than half of the total is from federal sponsors. In particular, $10,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education, $6,705,000 from the National Institutes of Health, and $5,924,000 from the National Science Foundation.
FY2011 AWARDS BY PROJECT TYPE
When broken down by project type, the FY2011 award data reveal that research awards dominate. This funding is a reflection of UMass Boston as an institution with high research activity with outstanding doctoral programs in 10 areas and a strong, research-active faculty.
